Package



Feb. 23, 1937. v R SEGAL 2,071,856

PACKAGE Filed March 10, 1934 INVENTOR. HYM N 265-541.,

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 23, 1937 UNITED 'sTArEs PATENT OFFICE memes Hyman B. Sega], New York, N. Y. Application March 10, 1934, Serial No. 714,898

6 Claims- This invention relates to a package and method of forming the same. 7

It is an object of the invention to provide a package in .whch tightly packed merchandise as, for example, cigarettes, candy, or razor blades, may readily be removed from the package without damage thereto.

A further object is that of providing a. package susceptible of 'manipulation so that the contents are rendered accessible at the will of the operator.

Another object is that of providing a-package the contents of which are adapted to be progressively consumed and which package will keep the contents in a clean, wholesome condition throughout the lifetime of said package and which at the same time is susceptible of ready manufacture from inexpensive materials.

With these and other objects in mind, reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 represents a side elevation ofone form of package made in accordance with the invention herein;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same package.

with the inner container slightly projected by manipulation of an operator;

Fig. 3 is a detail of the upper end of the inner container showing one form'of opening the same;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 3,

but with the opening operation half completed; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of an inner container of the package forming part .of said package and showing further modification in forming, and

Fig. 6 shows a simplified form of inner container. Y

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, the package is formed with an outer body portion III which may be made of paper, cardboard, lead foil, or other suitable material. It is provided with a folding base portion 'II which is adapted to fold along the lines l2 so as to assume the position shown at l3 in Fig. 2 when pressure is applied on opposite walls thereof. The top of the outer body portion may be perforated as at It to provide lines of tear by means ofwhich the entire top of the outer body may be removed. It is, of course, apparent that by careful choosing of the materials employed in the construction of the package the upper portion of the outer body may be made in such a way that it can be removed from the body portion without the provision of weakened lines. However, the use of such guiding means is to be preferred.

The outer body portion may, as shown. in I Figs. 1 and 2, have a lining member l5 which is essentially part of the outer body and affixed thereto as the same is formed. This lining can, of course, be dispensed with, but when used is 5 preferably formed with a smooth, or frictionovercoming inner-surface. Positioned within the outer body portion is an inner container l6 formed of Cellophane, wax paper, or any other material having a relatively. hard, smooth, sur- 10 face. The material used should preferably be water. or moisture-resistant, so that it will properly protect the merchandise wrapped therein, but this latter feature is not essential. The inner container, while positioned within the i5 outerbody portion of the package, is in no way physically associated with the same and will, upon the application of pressure to the opposite -side walls of the outer: body portion as shown in Fig. 2, be projected from within said body por- 20 tion. The fold assumed by the bottom of the .outer body portion as shown in Fig.- 2, assists in initiating the projection of the inner container body l6, as shown, but this is'not essential to the successful projection of the inner con- 25 tainer body and it has been found that the projection in fact occurs even in instances where the bottom of the outer body portion assumes a fold opposite to that shown in Fig. 2.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4, an inner con- 30 tainer body 20 formed of the same materials used in the manufacture of the inner container body l6 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is assembled so that the joint or line of overlap in the material occurs at 2| which, as is noted, appears on one 35 sideof the container and near one end thereof. Formed in this joint is a projecting tab 22 which overlies a narrow strip of material 23 which extends horizontally around the end of the package and terminates on the other side of the same 40 in a point 24 which point is approximately opposite the tab 22. This underlying strip may be formed of the same material as the container itself, or may be formed of any other suitable material. At each side of the tab 22 are guid- 5 ing notches 25 cut into the container wall. To .open the package the tab 22 is grasped and pulled outwardly with the result that the wall of the container tears with the tab and follows the path of the inner strip 23, as shown in Fig. 4, 50 the guiding notches 25 preventing the container wall from'tearing in a' wider path. When the point 24 is reached at the end of the strip, the tear of the container wall follows both side edges of the strip to the apex of the angle'where both 55 tear lines merge in one and the strip is completely severed from the container and the container wall, thereby determining the length of the tear in the container wall. By this operation a hinged flap member 26 is provided in the container which has side wall portions 21 and which hinges along the line 28. Due to the natural resiliency of the material employed in making the container, this flap or lid tends to close when it is not being held in open position,

thus covering the contents of the package.

In Fig. 5 a slightly different form of container is shown in which the container body 30 is provided with a hinged flap portion 3| having dependent side walls 32 quite similar to the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The merchandise within the container may be removed by raising the flap as shown in Fig. 5, after which, as before de scribed, the flap will close of its own resiliency. In this embjdiment a stiffening member 33 is placed in the bottom of the container portion so that fragile merchandise will not be damaged in manipulating the package. It will be apparent that with this type of container pressure on the side walls of the outer body portion will not damage the merchandise within the container portion but simply cause the entire container to be portion.

In Fig. 6 a container 40 is shown which is designed simply to encase the lower end of the merchandise packaged. This container portion is formed of the same materials used in connection with the container portions shown in the other figures and when embodied in a package is projected in the same manner. In operation it will be apparent that a person desiring to have access to merchandise within the package will simply tear oif or in some other manner remove the top of the outer body portion, exposing the top of the inner container to view. Thereafter the opposite side walls of the outer body portion will be squeezed at their lower edges, as shown in Fig. 2, causing the inner container portion to be projected upwardly. Thereafter it will be an easy scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A package including an envelope comprising uninterrupted and connected flexible side walls, a base portion secured to the lower edges of such side walls, a container within such envelope, the adjacent outer faces of the former and the inner faces of the latter being smooth, whereby they slidably contact each other, such envelope defining between its upper edges space adequate for the projection of such container, the latter being projectableby exerting pressure inwardly against' the outer faces of the side walls of the envelope to cause the inner faces thereof to flex inwardly and cam against the outer adjacent v their lower edges connected to said base, a container within such envelope, the adjacent outer faces of the former and the inner faces of the latter presenting smooth surfaces for cooperative contact and sliding movements relative to each other, said container comprising a relatively rigid body and normally maintalning'the side walls and base of said envelope in distended condition,

the upper edges. of the envelope side walls being spaced a distance adequate to allow for the projection therebetween of said container, said end walls being formed with lines of fold adjacent their lower ends, said base being formed with a zone of fold whereby, upon pressure being applied to the outer surfaces of the side walls adjacent their lower edges, said side walls will be flexed inwardly into intimate contact with the outer surfaces of said container to cause the latter to cam with respect to said envelope and to have its upper edge projected beyond the upper edges lower edges of such side walls, and end walls connected between such side walls and having their lower edges connected to said base, a container within such envelope, the adjacent outer faces of the former and the inner faces of the latter presenting smooth surfaces for cooperative contact and sliding movements relative to each other, said container comprising a relatively rigid body and normally maintaining the side walls and base of said envelope in distended condition, the upper edges of the envelope side walls being spaced a distance adequate to allow for the projection therebetween of said container, means for rigidifying said container adjacent its inner end, said end walls being formed with lines of fold adjacent their lower ends, said base being formed with a zone of fold whereby, upon pressure being applied to the outer faces of the side walls adjacent their lower edges, said ,side walls will be flexed inwardly into intimate contact with the outer surfaces of said container to cause the latter to cam with respect to said envelope and to have its upper edge projected beyond the upper edges of the envelope walls.

4. A dispensing package including an envelope' formed'of flexible material and comprising uneach other, said container comprising a relatively' rigid body and normally maintaining the side walls and base of said envelope in distended condition, the upper edges of the envelope side walls being spaced a distance adequate to allow for the projection therebetween of said container, removable means initially connected to the side walls of such envelope for sealing such space,

said end walls being formed with lines of fold adjacent their lower ends, said base being formed with a-zone of fold whereby, upon pressure being applied to the outer faces of the side walls adjacent their lower edges said side walls will be flexed inwardly into intimate contact with the outer surfaces of said container to cause the latter to cam with respect to said envelope and to have its upper edge projected beyond the upper edges of the envelope walls.-

5. A dispensing package including an envelope '15 formed of flexible material and comprising un interrupted side walls, a base portion adjacent the lower edges of such side walls, and end walls connected between such side walls and having their lower edges connected to said base, a container within such envelope, the adjacent outer faces of the former and the inner faces of the latter presenting smooth surfaces for cooperative contact and sliding movements relative to each other, said container comprising a relatively rigid body and normally maintaining the side walls and base of said envelope in distended condition, the upper edges of the envelope side walls being spaced a distance adequate to allow for the projection therebetween of said container,

said end walls being formed with lines of fold adjacent their lower ends, said base being formed with a zone of fold whereby, upon pressure being applied to the outer faces of the side walls adjacent their lower edges; said side walls will be flexed inwardly into intimate contact with the outer surfaces of said container to cause the latter to cam with respect to said envelope and to have its upper edge projected beyond the upper edges of the envelope walls, and means forming a part of said container and disposed adjacent the upper edge thereof for preventing access to the interior of said container, said means being shiftable subject to such projection whereby access may be had to the body of said container.

' 6. A dispensing package including an envelope formed of flexible material and comprising uninterrupted side walls, a base portion adjacent the lower edges of such side walls, and end walls connected between such side walls and having their lower edges connected to ;said base, a container projection therebetween of said vcontainer, the

base of said envelope including a zone of fold, said end walls having lines of fold adjacent their lower ends and merging with said zone of fold whereby, upon the sidewalls being inwardly flexed they will engage theadjacent container surfaces to induce a camming action, the zone of fold of said base during such flexing moving towards the base of said container to supplement said camming action and project the upper edges of the container beyond the upper envelope edges.

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